Fungal physiology: Two for the price of one

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 643 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.132 Author: Ashley York Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that forms part of the commensal microbiota. After initial colonization, C. albicans adapts to environmental changes, particularly in response to stresses, such as antifungal treatment. For example, gain-of-function mutations in fungal transcription factors confer new phenotypes and
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